Color drenching has been everywhere this year – and it's quickly become one of the most popular trends. Covering rooms in a bold color, with moody hues being the most sought-after, is a great way to create cozy, intimate spaces.
There's no shortage of inspiration when it comes to color drenching ideas, but more often than not, it's favored in living rooms, bedrooms, and even powder rooms. But if there's one place in a home that can thrive with this decorating style, it's the kitchen.
Perhaps a less considered room when it comes to daring design, deVOL's creative director Helen Parker says the kitchen can really benefit from color drenching – and it's a trend that's here to stay.
For some reason, the kitchen is always the last room we embrace bold decorating styles, but in reality, it's one space that can really handle striking schemes. And with so much time spent in them, it's no surprise that the kitchen is being highlighted as a great room for color drenching.
'Kitchens are considered the same as other rooms in the home nowadays, so color drenching is also relevant in kitchens. There are many benefits to this style – we like it because it makes a room feel very cohesive and simple while still enhancing period and original features in a subtle way,' explains Helen.
With so many different surfaces, textures, and materials, color drenching a kitchen is an easy and effective way to add a sense of cohesion. 'For us, the benefits are that color drenching achieves a very serene look and feel to a room, it feels cosseting and enveloping, especially when done in a rich, dark, or moody paint color,' she says.
'It is quite amazing how it changes the feel of a room. We have been so used to pale ceilings and woodwork and doors being picked out in a white or cream that this new drenching feels so much more opulent, it seems to make the room immediately have more impact.'
You might be wary of introducing trends into a room like a kitchen, especially as they are so expensive to change, but Helen notes that this is a kitchen trend that will endure. In fact, it's been around since the 20th century, which proves the decorating style is anything but fleeting.
'I do think it may endure, as it is the first decorating style that has made a significant difference to the feel of a room. It doesn’t feel contrived or a fad it really does look beautiful and elegant, there is something about wrapping color around everything that feels so obvious it’s a surprise that it’s not been more fashionable.'
Color drenching a kitchen is so dependent on your color choices and the materials you pair with them. Consider the style you want your kitchen to be and the atmosphere you want to create.
Do you want your kitchen to feel more minimalist, reminiscent of Japandi style, or are you looking to embrace decorating with moody colors for a more intimate scheme?
'I think color drenching works really well in darker paint tones and stronger colors – it has more of a dramatic effect and feels bold. However, soft pale colors work because you don’t notice the drenching as much but you notice the simplicity it gives a room,' Helen finishes.
The color drenching trend is clearly here to stay, and if there's one room you should try it in, it's the kitchen. Whether you drench your scheme in a moody hue or introduce elements of the emerging tile drenching trend, it's a design aesthetic that's fast becoming a timeless choice.
